Tobacco-pipe stand



- W. E. EDWARDS.

TOBACCO PIPE STANDF APPLICATION FILED JULY 10, I919.

1,429,228, PatentedSept. 19, 1922.

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Patented Sept. 19, 1922.

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Be it known that 1, WILL AM Enwvhnn s, a citizen of the United States, and-ares!- dent of lrvington i-n the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinventednew This invention relates 'tol a tobacco pipe stand or support which willhold or support the bowl of a tobacco-pipe in ,an'uprightposi 'tion' upon a"flat surface whereby a filled and lighted pip'e nia-ybe setupon -a-"table or like supportwit hout danger ofthetobaceo ashesbeing spilled upon thetable and injuringthe same. 1-

' The objects of the invention are to provide a' device of i the character described which is simple and-inexpensive in its construction; which can be appliedtoya pipe otany shape or configuration and'lsup'por't the same'in an upright position; which-can be permanently secured to andsold as'a part of a pipe, or'ivhi'c'h can bernade'separately and 'detac'hably 0r interchangeably used upon a number-of pipes jiv-h ich' can be swung into an inoperative or out of-the way position along the stem of the pipe when the pipe is'being smoked so as not to 'nrar'the appearance of the pipe -in""any Way; "which is positively held in-an 'opei'ativeor inoperative position; and-which attainsotheradvantages and results asfi'nay'be'biouglit out Referring tothe" accompanying drawing inwvhic'h likenuineralsfoif reference indicate the same parts throughout the several views, t

Figure l-is a'jside elevation-of ac'onv'enftional' tobacco 'pipe' having' a stand or support constructed in accordance ivith'theiii 'vention'pcrinanently appliedthe r'eftop" FigureQ is an end view'thereo'fj 1" Figure 3 is an enlaried detached perspective view of the stand or support shown inFig. 1;

Figure lis an enlarged vertical longitudinal sectional view" through the ferrule "or attaching band? 1 Figure is a"horiz-ontal sectional View through the same;

Figure 6 is a detached perspective view of the supporting arm or frame;

Figure 7 a is an enlarged detached perspective view of the modified form of theatt-aching ferrule or band Which can be detachably applied to a pipestem;

v f i,429,22s 1 Figure Sis a Si de eIeVatiOn' ofanother shape of tobacco. pipe; showing the detachable 'support onistand applied thereto?" "Figure 9: isan end elevation 'thereof;

' I FigurelO dsa; side elevation of-aitobaceo I pipe' of another shape, showing'the detachable standin operative ing thepipege'and":= l-

Figure 11 is asimilar elevation shoiving the stand. in an 'inoperative positions",

position for support- 3 pecificallydescribing the embodiment a the-"invention illustrated Figures "l toat3,

inclusive, the ireference character A 'desig-. nates a conventional tobacco pipe of the Wella known "curved 3 stem type; comprising" the v :bowl B and curved 3 stem I C." Substantially i every pipeis provided with a metallic fer-f rule or ban-d1'on tlie steln-between the bowl Hand the bit" thereof as an 5 ornamentation.

It is contemplated by ona form o'f' the' in ventio'n to use ithis conventional"ferrule or "band 1 "as an attaching memberf for the standyprop or support 2; To this end the ferrule "1' 1s provided f' at oneend, thereof with. an: integral downturn'ed ing 3 jfVlll'Cll rolled: upwardlyto form a pivotsleeve 4 Which extends transversely ofthe pipe stem C; thejouter' ends of the sleeve' l being provided at the lower sides' thereof with outwardly" curved" extensions 5; as

ing, the supporting prop 2 to aipipe. This supporting prop compr ses 1 a substan- 'formed ivitlntl e; inwardly bent portions j S intd opposite ends of'the pivot sleeve 4-,

shown in Fi'gureB; The other end or the prop 2 is curved orfarched as at 9,a'nd bent and the uppermost 'point; in" tl i'e arch 9 engages the bottom iof the pipe; the unctio'n points '10 of the arch and" arms Homin 1 spaced: feet Whichrest fup'on'the table or the like on opposite si d'es of the flongitudinal 10 5 median line of the pipe to -support the 1 pipe in an upright position and prevent from 2 in operative position. 1 The arch 9 is shaped "ina p'lane'ntjan'angle totheartns i. When I! i in anoperativepositionthe prop '2 is swung :lorje'ardly toward the bowl B of the pipe,-

toconform to-thestem of the pipe, and when in an inoperative position the prop 2 is swung rearwardly so that the arms 7 straddle the stem C of the pipe and the arch 9 partially fits around the stem, as shown by dotted'lines in Figures 1 and 2. As the prop is swung rearwardly the curved extensions 5 of the sleeve 4 spread the arms 7 and as the arms pass by these extensions the spring action of the arms will "cause them to snap back against the ends of the sleeve-4 and on the e other side'of the extensions 5 topositiVely hold the prop v.lqin'an inoperative position :and close :to theastem of the'pipe so as to The. extensions -5 thus be out of the way. serve as detents for holding theprop 2' in both operative and inoperative positions: I It is an important feature of the invention that the device may be also made and used asqan attachment tov a conventional pipe,ls0 as to be adapted to be? applied to old pipes-tor new ones which-are notv supplied with the device. as above described- For this purpose the attaching ferrule is in the form of a split spring ring 12, as shown by, Figure .7; The 'constri-iction of the at- .taching ferrule or band is --otherwise as de scribed abov'evin {connection with Figures 1 to 5, mclusrve, comprisingthe pivot sleeve 13 and curved-extensions1. 1. The supporting-prop 9, isinterchangeabIeI with either 5 the permanent solid ferrule-.1 or the split spring ferrule .12, the construction of the whole stand being identical with that shown by Figures 1 to '6', inclusive,vwith the exception that the attaching ferrule is detachable of a split-ring formation .andfseparate from the usual ornamental. ferrule on the pipe stem; This detachable construction is shown asapplied to a straightstei'n pipe D in Figures 8 and 9,:and to a curved stem: pipe E in Figures 10 and 1.1. 1

It is to be understood that the attachii'ig ferrules maybe of various configurations,

such as circular, elliptical or square, to fit .various shapes of pipe stems,; and that the supporting props; may be bent or shaped to conform to the different configurations of the pipe stems so that-the pipewill be supported in an upright position whenthe prop in operative position, and the; frame will ,pfit closely to the pipe stern when the stand 1s in an inoperativelposition. A pipe having a stem ofsquare cross-sectionis shown inFigures-10and 11 and it will be understood that the attaching ferrule 12 would be 'squareinshape, and thatthe arch 9 of the prop 2 could be pointed, ora rightangle,

-of spaced arms adapted to be pivoted at their free ends to a pipe stem so that thle prop will swing longitudinally thereof, said arms being connected attheir other ends by an arch extending outof the plane of the arms and adapted at one end of the swing of said arms to receivezthe pipe stem within its bend and allow the support to fold compactly th'ereagainst and at the other end of the swing of said arms to abut againstthe stem of the pipe and hold the propaway from the same in supporting position with :the junction points of said arch and arms serving as feet to engage a supporting surface atopposite sides of the median line of said pipe. 7

2(The combination with atobacco pipe, of a prop hinged thereto to swing longitudinally of the pipestem, said prop adapted at one end of, its swing to fit close against the pipe stem and at the other end of itsswing to projecttherefrom in supporting position, and a detent for holding said prop against the pipe stem in each ofsaid positions.

In a tobacco pipe support, the combina tion of a member-adapted to be applied to a tobacco pipe, sald member having a pivot sleeve extending transversely of the pipe which said sleeve is provided at each end thereof with-"an extension, a supporting prop comprising a pair of spring arms pivotally mounted inthe ends of said pivot sleeve, said arms engaging a supporting surface to hold ;the pipe in an upright position when the arms are swung to one side of the pivotinto operative position and said arms lying closely aga nst the plpe when swung on the opposite side of the pivot into inoperative position, the arms springing over the said extensions at the ends of the pivot sleeve as they swing from one; side to the other and said extensions thus holding the prop in both operative and inoperative positions.

WILLIAM E. EDWARDS. 

